Importance and Use of Information Technology in Small and Medium-Sized Companies

Schubert, Petra; Leimstoll, Uwe

doi:10.1080/10196780601136799

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“…Meanwhile, business with FTEs from 50 to 150 is classified as medium-sized firm. This study, however, excludes micro business based on the justification that; (i) majority of the micro firms have limited capabilities to employ IT/IS applications due to cost factors (Macgregor & Vrazalic, 2006) and (ii) unique nature of operation as compared to larger businesses (Schubert & Leimstoll, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Bharati and Chaudhury (2006) revealed that IS deployment has expanded into various aspects of the value chain. The roles of IS are getting more paramount to support secondary value chain activities and even extended beyond firm's operation (Schubert & Leimstoll, 2007). In response to extensive IS deployment among firms, considerable efforts have been initiated to examine the intensity of IS deployment across business operation (Ashrafi & Murtaza, 2008) and the firms' level of IS sophistication (Kutlu & Ozturan, 2008).…”

Section: Smes and Is Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some firms are struggling to optimize IS values as they are giving low priority on technologically related investment (Fuller, 1996). This is likely because firms hardly employ IS strategically (Schubert & Leimstoll, 2007). The SMEs mainly considers IS to support firms' administrative functions such as accounting, inventory management and finance (Temtime et al, 2003).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, SMEs are facing greater threats compared to larger firms because of the constant changes in the business environment. Consequently, the SMEs are now getting more dependent over the IS to enhance their business effectiveness (Schubert & Leimstoll, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Determinants of Strategic Information System Planning (SISP) Success: A Proposed Framework for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Ali

Mohamad²,

Tretiakov³

2013

JIMSME

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The growing importance of Information System (IS) to support business operation demands for adequate IS planning. Good IS planning enables organizations to closely align the IS and strategic business objectives. Such alignment ultimately ensures organizations to gain competitive advantages from IS-related investment. Despite extensive works to understand SISP practices in large organizations, works are still limited in the context of Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs). This issue is worth further investigation in view of the increasing importance of IS to support many facets of the SMEs operation. More importantly, due to inherent resource constraints among SMEs to invest in IS, top management commitment as well as user participation in IS planning activities are getting more crucial. This study, therefore proposes a framework to assess the effect of top management commitment and user participation on SISP success. The findings are of relevance for firm's top management in ensuring SISP success.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Mohamad²,

Tretiakov³

2013

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“…Also reference [18] explains that before the web, companies used the media only for promotion, but with the Internet, companies use the media to develop relationships with customers.…”

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Digital Social Media: An Interactive Technology Incorporated as a Competitive Advantage for Business

Correia¹,

Medina²

2014

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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Abstract-In a more transparent and dynamic world, in which consumers trust other consumers more for advice and recommendations on products and services, the continuity of organizations appears to be associated with socialization, the sharing of interests and the interaction with the audience. This is associated with the incorporation of digital technologies to business, specifically the use of social media. Consequently, it is timely and interesting to explore the phenomenon of virtual socialization, although it is a littlestudied field and what is needed is an innovative and theoretical approach based upon theories of marketing and communication. Expertise in these areas is present in all organizations and their performance is important for appropriate development of them.This work is a qualitative analysis about the behavior, reactions and attitudes of individuals to organizations, in order to understand the social factors that contribute to sustainable competitive advantages of organizations which can support strategic and future actions.We conclude that relevant factors associated with the tacit knowledge of the organization, specifically to learning and social interaction of the organization and their knowledge of virtual communities. The higher the coexistence of factors, the more difficult is the replication and greater will be the hypothesis of sustainable competitive advantage.

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The Impact of Mobile Telephony on Developing Country Enterprises: A Palestinian Case Study

rabayah

Qalalwi²

2011

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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This paper aims to explore the use and impact of mobile telephony on the performance of companies in developing countries, through a nationwide survey comprised of thousands of enterprises representing a true sample of the business sector in Palestine. This paper complements studies that make the linkage between mobile communications and economic activities at micro or enterprise level. It analyses the adoption patterns and rational behind these patterns as revealed by the business owners and managers of Palestinian enterprises. Porter's value chain is used as a framework to assess the impact of mobile telephony in work processes.The survey covered thousands of enterprises of all sizes and economic activities, selected to embody a representative sample of the Palestinian business sector. It further explores the views of the owners and managers of these enterprises regarding the use of ICTs. The study reveals that mobile phones have meaningfully enhanced internal processes and the overall value chain. Most notably, mobile phones were effective in bridging the information and connectivity gap businesses in developing countries ordinarily suffer.The study has also found that small and micro enterprises gain from the use of mobiles the same as what large enterprises do, especially in mainstream operations like marketing and sales, information flow, and provision of customer services. This is happening at the time when there is a huge difference in resources between the two categories of enterprises. The study came to conclude that mobile benefits are not favoring one business sector from the other, in the sense that all business sectors are capable of tailoring mobile phone services to suit their needs.

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Importance and Use of Information Technology in Small and Medium-Sized Companies

Cited by 39 publications

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The Determinants of Strategic Information System Planning (SISP) Success: A Proposed Framework for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

The Determinants of Strategic Information System Planning (SISP) Success: A Proposed Framework for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Digital Social Media: An Interactive Technology Incorporated as a Competitive Advantage for Business

The Impact of Mobile Telephony on Developing Country Enterprises: A Palestinian Case Study

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